Ecology Human Population Part 1

Which kind of growth does the human population follow? (It is described as a J-shaped curve)

• Exponential Growth

• Logistic Growth

• Outstanding Growth

• Minimal Growth

What will happen to the population when the death rate is greater than the birth rate?

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

• none of these

What will happen to the population when the birth rate is greater than the death rate?

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

Which will add more individuals to a population?

• 5 individuals die

• 0 individuals are born

• 3 individuals immigrate to the population

• 2 individuals emmigrate from the population

What type of growth is represented in the graph?

• exponential

• logistics

• a good kind

• representative

What factor describes when populations decrease because individuals are moving out of a population?

• Emigration

• Limiting Factors

• Immigration

• Exponential Growth

What factor describes when populations decrease because animals are moving out of a population?

• Emigration
• Limiting Factors
• Immigration
• Exponential Growth

The average number of children a female member of a population has during her lifetime.

• fertility rate

• replacement rate

• growth rate

• death rate

According to the population pyramid of this country, its population is most likely...

• growing slowly.

• growing rapidly.

• decreasing.

• not changing.

Countries with high growth rates usually have an age structure that has

• an even distribution over all ages
• more older people than young people
• more younger people than older people.
• more middle-aged people than younger people.